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ln this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- (a) 'Clinical Laboratory" means an establishment where lests are carried oul lor biological, pathologbal microbiologi- cal, biochemical, radiological or any other method analogous any to tests carried oul lor diagnosis ol disease and health condition. 9'7 (b) 'Govemmenf means the Government ol . Arunachal Pradesh. (c) "Health eslablishment" means a nursing home, a research institute, a hospital, dental clinic, a maternity home, a physi- cal therapy establishment, a clinical laboratory or an establishment analogous to any ol them : (d) "Health Authority' means State Health Authority constituted under section 4 ; (e) 'Licensing Authority" means State Health Authority or other Aulhority authorised by the Stale Government lor issue of licence. (l) 'Maternity Home" means an eslablishment or premises where women are usually received or accommodated or both lor providing ante-natal or post-natal medical or health care services in connection with pregnancy and child birth ; (g) 'Medical practitionef means a person who possesses Medical Qualifications Prescri- bed in the lndian Medical Council Act, 1956, lndian Medicine and Central Council Act, 1970 and the Homoeopathic Central Council Act, 1973 and who has been Registered as a medical practitioner in the Registeras provided in the aforementioned Act ; (h) 'Midwife" means a midwr{e registered under any hw for the time teing in lorce forthe registration ol midwile ; (i) "Nurse" means a nurse registred under any law lor the time being in force for the registration ol nurse i (j) "PhysicalTherapyEstablishment"means an eslablishment where physical ther- aphy, electro theraphy, hydro theraphy Health Establish- menl not to be established or maintained with- out registration and licence. Conslitution ot state HealthAu- thority and its terms 98 remedical gymnastic, or similar works is usually carried on lor the purpose ol treatment of disease or infirmity lor improvement ol health orforthe purpose ol relaxation or for any other purpose whatsoever, whether or not analogous to the purpose here-in-before mentioned in this clause ; (k) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; (l) "Rules" means rule made under this Act ;